As Of Last Year, 120,000 Tennessee Residents Over The Age Of 65 Have Been Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s. The Number Is Estimated To Increase To 140,000 By 2025.
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Published June 16, 2021
By Hristina Byrnes and Grant Suneson [24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square] –
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in about 20 years. Currently available Alzheimer’s drugs treat the disease’s symptoms. The newly-approved medicine, called Aduhelm, is the first to attack a substance that could be associated with the underlying causes of the disease — a toxic and sticky protein in the brain called amyloid.
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 6.0 million Americans 65 and older were living with the disease as of 2020, or 12% of the 65 and over population. As more and more of the baby boomer generation reaches that age, the number of Americans with the disease will inevitably increase.
The increase in the number of people 65 and over with Alzheimer’s disease in Tennessee between 2000 and 2025 is expected to be the 25th smallest at 16.7%. The number of older Americans with Alzheimer’s is projected to grow by 18.5% during that time.
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As of last year, 120,000 Tennessee residents over the age of 65 have been diagnosed with the condition. The number is estimated to increase to 140,000 by 2025.
Despite the fact that a relatively low share of older Tennessee residents have Alzheimer’s, at 11.2%, the state is tied for the seventh highest Alzheimer’s mortality rate among all states. There were 48 deaths related to the disease for every 100,000 Tennessee residents in 2019, well above the nationwide mortality rate of 37 deaths per 100,000 people.
To determine the states where Alzheimer’s is soaring, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the projected increase in the number of Americans 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease between 2020 and 2025 in every state from the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association’s Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures report.
These are the states where Alzheimer’s is expected to increase significantly.
| State | People 65+ with Alzheimer’s: 2020 | Est. people 65+ with Alzheimer’s: 2025 | Percentage increase | Pct. of population 65+ | Pct. of population 65+ with Alzheimer’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 15,000 | 16,000 | 6.7% | 14.9% | 13.3% |
| Missouri | 120,000 | 130,000 | 8.3% | 16.5% | 11.9% |
| Wisconsin | 120,000 | 130,000 | 8.3% | 16.5% | 12.6% |
| New Jersey | 190,000 | 210,000 | 10.5% | 15.9% | 13.5% |
| Iowa | 66,000 | 73,000 | 10.6% | 16.7% | 12.6% |
| South Dakota | 18,000 | 20,000 | 11.1% | 16.3% | 12.7% |
| New York | 410,000 | 460,000 | 12.2% | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| Rhode Island | 24,000 | 27,000 | 12.5% | 16.8% | 13.5% |
| Kansas | 55,000 | 62,000 | 12.7% | 15.4% | 12.2% |
| West Virginia | 39,000 | 44,000 | 12.8% | 19.4% | 11.1% |
| Illinois | 230,000 | 260,000 | 13.0% | 15.2% | 11.8% |
| Oklahoma | 67,000 | 76,000 | 13.4% | 15.3% | 11.1% |
| Ohio | 220,000 | 250,000 | 13.6% | 16.7% | 11.3% |
| Connecticut | 80,000 | 91,000 | 13.8% | 16.8% | 13.3% |
| Mississippi | 57,000 | 65,000 | 14.0% | 15.4% | 12.4% |
| Nebraska | 35,000 | 40,000 | 14.3% | 15.4% | 11.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 280,000 | 320,000 | 14.3% | 17.8% | 12.3% |
| Alabama | 96,000 | 110,000 | 14.6% | 16.5% | 11.9% |
| Kentucky | 75,000 | 86,000 | 14.7% | 16.0% | 10.6% |
| Massachusetts | 130,000 | 150,000 | 15.4% | 16.2% | 11.7% |
| Arkansas | 58,000 | 67,000 | 15.5% | 16.6% | 11.6% |
| Michigan | 190,000 | 220,000 | 15.8% | 16.7% | 11.4% |
| North Carolina | 180,000 | 210,000 | 16.7% | 15.9% | 11.1% |
| Tennessee | 120,000 | 140,000 | 16.7% | 16.0% | 11.2% |
| Washington | 120,000 | 140,000 | 16.7% | 15.1% | 10.7% |
| Indiana | 110,000 | 130,000 | 18.2% | 15.4% | 10.7% |
| Maryland | 110,000 | 130,000 | 18.2% | 15.0% | 12.2% |
| Louisiana | 92,000 | 110,000 | 19.6% | 15.0% | 13.2% |
| Hawaii | 29,000 | 35,000 | 20.7% | 17.8% | 11.4% |
| Maine | 29,000 | 35,000 | 20.7% | 20.0% | 10.8% |
| Colorado | 76,000 | 92,000 | 21.1% | 13.8% | 9.8% |
| Delaware | 19,000 | 23,000 | 21.1% | 18.2% | 10.9% |
| Minnesota | 99,000 | 120,000 | 21.2% | 15.4% | 11.5% |
| California | 690,000 | 840,000 | 21.7% | 14.0% | 12.6% |
| Oregon | 69,000 | 84,000 | 21.7% | 17.2% | 9.7% |
| Idaho | 27,000 | 33,000 | 22.2% | 15.4% | 10.2% |
| Texas | 400,000 | 490,000 | 22.5% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Montana | 22,000 | 27,000 | 22.7% | 18.2% | 11.5% |
| New Hampshire | 26,000 | 32,000 | 23.1% | 17.5% | 11.0% |
| New Mexico | 43,000 | 53,000 | 23.3% | 16.9% | 12.2% |
| Utah | 34,000 | 42,000 | 23.5% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| Florida | 580,000 | 720,000 | 24.1% | 20.1% | 13.8% |
| South Carolina | 95,000 | 120,000 | 26.3% | 17.2% | 11.0% |
| Georgia | 150,000 | 190,000 | 26.7% | 13.5% | 10.7% |
| Virginia | 150,000 | 190,000 | 26.7% | 15.0% | 11.8% |
| Alaska | 8,500 | 11,000 | 29.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| Wyoming | 10,000 | 13,000 | 30.0% | 15.7% | 10.9% |
| Nevada | 49,000 | 64,000 | 30.6% | 15.4% | 10.7% |
| Vermont | 13,000 | 17,000 | 30.8% | 18.8% | 11.1% |
| Arizona | 150,000 | 200,000 | 33.3% | 17.1% | 12.4% |
One Response
This hits very close to home for me and I am sure most that are 65 or older. For the most part those that age have or are taking care of someone with a diminishing memory. Frankly this disease is much worse than the Wuhan Red Death. Without doing the math it looks like 11% of the total population and going up as we age. Where is the outcry–where is the Government assisted rush to conquer this scourge on the American People? The money is going to assist none Americans–listen if you don’t raise your hand to tell our Government enough is enough–it will happen to you. Ask your State and Federal Representatives to stop the madness–America and Americans FIRST. God I wished Trump was in that office instead of Xiden.